Stopping breastfeeding
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@Sara how old is your LO? It’s so tough isn’t it xx
She’s 10 months- trying to make it to a year EBF but it’s been a struggle
16 months old is definitely old enough to night wean. A 16 month old doesn’t need feeds overnight. I think this is one of those times where you’ll just have to be quite firm. I’m working with a sleep consultant and she advised night weaning at 14 months and said it can really help their sleep. You can either do it gradually or go cold turkey. Your husband could always try doing the nights, this is what my friend did when she night weaned and they found their baby settled for dad really well.
I did manage to night wean her for a month or so. She was down to two feeds a day. Just before bed and once she got up, but she got ill and it all collapsed (I gave in to make my life easier with work nights). Struggling to face the fight again now I’m Back in work. It’s so tough
I can totally relate. It’s so hard!
I totally feel you on this. My daughter is no where near sleeping through the night so the thought of weaning is very stressful. I’ve been trying to gradually reduce the number of overnight feedings. So if she wakes 3 times overnight I might only feed her 2/3 times currently. The one wake that she isn’t nursing, my husband does. She’s upset and Deff protests for milk but once she realizes it’s not mom settling her, she falls back asleep relatively quickly